Satna

Satna is a city and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District.

History
Satna got its name from Sutna or satna river flowing in its vicinity.The river got its name from the name of popular rishi called "Suteekshna Muni" of ancient times of Ramayana period.( ref. "Satna Nagar" written by Shivanand). A long history is associated with this place.In the Ramayana Era Lord Rama stayed in the region of Chitrakoot , half of it is in the outskirts of Satna , shared with Uttar Pradesh ,which contains the rest. It was previously a British station, the headquarters of the political agent for Baghelkhand.Scintillating Special Holidays with us.

Nearby, at Bharhut, there are the remains of a 2nd century BC Buddhist stupa, first discovered in 1873 by Cunningham.

Transport
The nearest Airport is at Khajuraho which is approximately 120 kilometres from Satna connected through Chhatarpur-Satna Road.

Satna is well connected by train to almost all major cities of the countries. It lies on the busy Train route connecting Mumbai and Howrah. There is also a diesel depot for the Western Central Railway.
A couple of state highways and a national highway make it well connected by roads too. Satna is connected to the longest National Highway: NH-7.

Tourism
Satna district is proud to have two major religious tourism spots: Chitrakoot and Maihar. Satna district is also proud to have an ancient city of Buddhist culture named 'Bharhut', whose archaeological remains also displayed in many museums in Indian and abroad. Tulsi museum at Ramvan, 16 km away from the city, has many unique artistic sculptures of ancient times found in this area. Lord Shiva Temple at Birsinghpur is also a famous and old temple in the region. All tour and Travel needs for India by Indian travel agent.

Temples
Satna is also famous for scenic temples. One of those temples, named "Venktesh Mandir", is situated near Mukhtyarganj.It was constructed between 1876 - 1925 by the royal family of Deorajnagar.Dali Baba is a very ancient place of worship of satna,said to be established in 1857 by Abdaldas Baba. Jain temple was constructed in 1880 and Pranami Mandir in 1890.A new temple named "Pashupati Nath" has been also built recently on the outskirts of Satna.There is a very beautiful temple of "SAIBABA" located at Dhawari where hundreds of people gather every Thursday for worship.Indian Travel agent provides hotel bookings, hotel booking in India.